REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes

[Scott Derrick]

$600!!!

That's a great example of why I sold my Bonanza, so I wasn't cleaned out 
  every time I bought some normal off the shelf part that Beech had put 
its own part number on...

Jim, for my $.02, no 60 amp alternator is worth $600.

Scott

Jim Agnew wrote:
> Over $600 if I remember correctly.
> 
> Jim
> 
> --- Scott Derrick <scott@tnstaafl.net> wrote:
> 
>>Jim,
>>
>>How much did you pay for your alternator from airparts..
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>Jim Agnew wrote:
>>
>>>Or you can look at a real aircraft alternator with a 2
>>>year/600 hr guarantee at 
>>>
>>>http://www.nationalairparts.com/index.html
>>>
>>>I have one of their very small frame models and it is
>>>really very well made.
>>>
>>>Jim 
>>>--- Brian Michalk <michalk@awpi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm not sure you can find any automotive alternator
>>>>advertized the way you
>>>>want it.
>>>>
>>>>The voltage regulator, in my opinion is the most likely
>>>>to fail.  If it were
>>>>me, I would find an alternator with an external
>>>>regulator, and mount the
>>>>regulator in a cool location.
>>>>
>>>>Brian Michalk  <http://www.michalk.com>
>>>>Life is what you make of it ... never wish you had done
>>>>something.
>>>>Aviator, experimental aircraft builder, motorcyclist,
>>>>SCUBA diver
>>>>musician, home-brewer, entrepreneur and mostly single
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org
>>>>
>>>>[mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Behalf Of Scott Derrick
>>>>>Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:52 PM
>>>>>To: reflector@tvbf.org; canards@tnstaafl.net
>>>>>Subject: REFLECTOR:ALternator Woes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Had a fantastic flight today flying down the Colorado
>>>>
>>>>river at 500 AWL
>>>>
>>>>>from Grand Junction for a hundred or so miles. 
>>>>
>>>>Beautiful scenery and a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>blast to fly the canyons.
>>>>>
>>>>>After turning south east to go to Farmington for
>>>>
>>>>lunch,great Mexican
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>restaurant, high gas prices, my alternator started to
>>>>
>>>>act up again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What a bummer to end such a nice flight with my wife.
>>>>
>>>>Not to mention
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>that it scared the bejesus out of her to have the Low
>>>>
>>>>Amperage Light
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>flash and then have the engine monitor recycle.
>>>>>
>>>>>That's it. I give up on this 1970's overpriced piece
>>>>
>>of
>>
>>>>crap.  I should
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>have changed to another model when the first one
>>>>
>>>>failed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What is a good solid new vintage alternator, with an
>>>>
>>>>internal regulator
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>that is cheap, i.e.. I can get it at Autozone with a
>>>>
>>>>lifetime warranty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>for less than a $100.  I need 60+ amps, the more the
>>>>
>>>>merrier but it
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>needs to be light and tough enough to stand the
>>>>
>>>>pounding that 200 HP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Lycoming puts out.
>>>>>
>>>>>Scott
>>>>>
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> James F. Agnew
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